Toronto Report I: "Sentimental Value," "It Was Just an Accident," "Nouvelle Vague"

Joachim Trier's best movie to date? Richard Linklater's love letter to Godard and Truffaut? Peak Panahi? Read on.

Happy 75th, "Rashomon" (But Which One?)🔒

How Akira Kurosawa’s classic film became the model for truthiness as a cinematic and cultural point of view. (From the WaPo)

New Reviews: "A Little Prayer," "Caught Stealing" and "The Roses" 🔒

One of the best movies of the year -- and two that aren't.

"Highest 2 Lowest" Redux + Ty's TIFF Preview

Some second thoughts on Spike Lee's latest, and a baker's dozen of my most anticipated Toronto Film Festival screenings

Watch List Digest 8/24/25

Some gloomy thoughts on the future of film criticism and film critics + two recommendations and two new reviews.

New Reviews: "Honey Don't!" and "Relay" 🔒

This week: A solo Coen joint and a tight little New York noir

A Farewell to Movie Critics

Some jaundiced thoughts on the field in which I've spent my working life. Plus a few movie recommendations.

New Reviews: "Highest 2 Lowest," "Americana," "Souleymane's Story"

Spike Lee's reunion with Denzel Washington ain't Kurosawa, but it ain't bad.

One Good Film: "Crossing" (and more)

A sweet sleeper of a Georgian movie; plus: a bonkers fascist artifact from Depression-era Hollywood, two fine new streaming releases, and a ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reminder.

Watch List Digest 8/10/25

Japanese Cinema 101, a Hollywood classic revisited, new reviews and more

Happy 75th, "Sunset Blvd."🔒

Three-quarters of a century on, Billy Wilder's classic is still a bitter, bitter pill

New Reviews: "Weapons," "Freakier Friday," and more 🔒

A stunning new horror film, a congenially plastic Disney sequel and a music doc that swoons a bit too much.